RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1878.03.18-21. Lilium auretum / Draft of Cross and self fertilisation, p. 38. CUL-DAR209.11.50. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and John van Wyhe, edited by John van Wyhe 7.2023. RN2
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR209.11 contains material for Darwin's book Movement in plants (1880). Draft in the hand of Ebenezer Norman with corrections by Darwin. The text of the draft corresponds to Cross and self fertilisation, p. 38.
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(Dim light on all sides)
Lilium auretum March 18th
10°. 40'
11. 18 fallen
12° 5 still down
1° a little up & to right
2° 3 up & to right
3. 2 up
4 ?? did I record ???
5 risen
6° do
7°. 16 considerable rise
8° 30 do
9 30' do
10. 40
6° 52' ──── ── ⨀ 19th
8° to right & fallen
9' to right & up
10' fallen & to right
11 down & to left
12 do do.
1° same course
2' up vertically
3° up & to right; in old line
4 up & to right, far up, higher than before
5 to right
6 down & to left
7. 18 to left 90 [-]33 [=] 57
8. 35 up & to l
9. 30'
10. 35 to right
20th
6°. 55 down ⨀
8°
33° or 57° above Horizon
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the self-fertilised
Moreover every one of the all eight self-fertilised plants, with a single exception, exceeded their its crossed opponents.
Nothing of the kind had ever occurred before. Nevertheless When however, the crossed plants had grown to
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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